Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)

Funding Opportunity ID: 288278 Opportunity Number: DHS-16-GPD-044-00-99 Opportunity Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)Category Explanation: Firefighting and emergency medical service related equipment, trainingCFDA Number(s): 97.044Eligible Applicants: County governmentsCity or township governmentsOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Fire Departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations, State Fire Training Academies.Agency Code: DHS-DHSAgency Name: Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security - FEMAPosted Date: Sep 01, 2016Close Date: Nov 18, 2016Last Updated Date: Sep 01, 2016Award Ceiling: $3,450,000Award Floor: $0Estimated Total Program Funding: $310,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 2500Description: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and administers the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The AFG program provides financial assistance to help fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organizations and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA); for critica...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding